Gogarbha, Gokarna, Karnataka
Gogarbha is a cave, a Hindu religious site located in
Gokarna in Karnataka State, India. This cave is located exactly opposite to
Kudle Beach View Resort. The cave is visited by sadhus and used as a resting place. This is known by
local people and not by everyone. The cave has a small temple housing a Shiva
Linga. The cave is inhabited by Bats. This Cave is located at about 1.5 Kms
from Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple.
Legends
Mother
Earth performed penance on Lord Shiva here:
The story goes behind to Tretha Yuga. Most of
the earth was ruled by immeasurably powerful cruel kshatriya (warrior
clan) King Kartikeya. He was a human incarnation of
Lord Vishnu’s celestial weapon, Sudarshan Chakra. This mighty King
killed Jamadagni, Father of Parasuram. Infuriated by his father death, Parasuram killed
the Kshatriya clan 21 times. After this he undertook
a Vishwajeet Yagna and handed over the Earth to
Sage Kashyapa.
In the absence of proper ruler, the Earth was in
complete disorder. There was loss of religious beliefs. Sins increased,
immorality increased, cruelty increased, purity vanished. Her resources were
plundered. To find salvation Mother Earth came to Gokarna. She performed
penance in a Cave whose shape was like a womb of a cow.
Go means Cow and Garbha means womb and
that is why the name Gogarbha. It is near to Kamandalu Tirtha. This
is the place where Mother Earth was bestowed by Lord Shiva. After the boon,
proper law and order situation restored. The one who visits here once is never
reborn. The one who worships here gets to possess Land.
Story
behind the formation of Cave:
Before the creation of the Universe,
there was a competition between Trimurti's. The one who has more Tapas
Shakti. He will be Creator and followed by preserver, destroyer.
There was no land or Universe exist that time. All Trimurti's went
for tapas, after hundreds of years Brahma and Vishnu returned. As they
waited for Maheshwara, he was still in Tapas, they didn't find him. So, Brahma
Started creating this Universe and Earth. Shiva got trapped inside the
Earth, he used his third Eye and came out. While coming outside the Cave like
structure got created.
Gogarbha:
As per Legend, the Atmalinga vanished in the form
of Go (cow) made a cave in a nearby hill. It is called Gogarbha
meaning "the womb of cow".
Mysterious
path to Varanasi:
The cave is visited by sadhus and used as a resting place. As per local belief,
there are three routes, one will go to Adi Gokarna which is inside
Mahabaleshwar Temple Complex. One more route will go Koti Teertha and
other will go to Kashi, holy place for Hindus.
The Cave
This cave is located exactly opposite to Kudle Beach
View Resort. This is known by local people and not by everyone. The cave has a Shiva
Linga and was built in 195 BC. There is one way to get inside the cave and one
top open hole is there. There is no light inside, so make sure to carry a torch
and get a help of a localite in visiting this place. You can see bats inside
the cave and there is a hole on the roof for sunlight. A snake carving can be
seen on the right side after entering the cave. As per local belief, there are
three routes, one will go to Adi Gokarna which is inside
Mahabaleshwar Temple Complex. One more route will go Koti Teertha and
One more will go to Kashi.
Connectivity
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